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Old 06-02-07, 10:30 AM
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hello all

I have a 95 GS and can't good radio reception. I live in a very populated area. I have a very good alpine deck. After i had my stuff installed, i lost good radio reception.

We put the antenna up but that didn't help. I just put in an amplified Metra antenna and that just made it worse.

Any ideas?
Old 06-02-07, 06:27 PM
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Did they forget to hook the ant up behind the radio?
Old 06-04-07, 02:39 PM
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any ideas anyone?? All a man wants is a lil radio!
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Originally Posted by Xeeeeeem
any ideas anyone??
cjones4640 asked a valid question. It takes a little time to diagnose a problem like this since there could be hundreds of causes. You have given us a single symptom. It's like asking why your car won't start. We have to start eliminating the obvious things like being out of gas.

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Yes, its hooked up!
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Is the car tinted? Tint with a lot of metal in it will cause this problem.
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no, its stock. The actually antenna piece is mounted in the left lower corner of the windshield.

EVerything is stock besides the audio system
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The deck could just have a bad tuner or may need a better ground. If the radio is pulling its ground from the antenna then the reception can suffer. There are quite a few things it could be but without getting in there and trouble shooting it would be hard to pin point.
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